Egypt is set to hold a referendum on a highly-contentious draft constitution. President Mohammed Morsi's top legal advisor
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says Egyptian judges will oversee the vote, even though they're on strike. (Dec. 3)
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DURATION: :43-----------------------------------------SHOTLIST:SOURCE - ASSOCIATED PRESS/AP CLIENTS ONLYCAIRO/DECEMBER 31. W/S Big crowd of anti-Morsi protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square2. W/S Protesting crowd3. W/S Big crowd at protest4. W/S Tents in Tahrir SquareCAIRO/DECEMBER 25. M/S News conference, Head of the Egyptian Judges Club, Judge Ahmed al-Zend declaring that judges will boycott supervising role in the Dec. 15th constitutional referendum6. W/S People at news conference cheeringCAIRO/DEC. 37. W/S Daytime, tents in Tahrir Square, CairoCAIRO/DEC. 38. W/S Pro-Morsi demonstrators outside courthouse9. M/S Pro-Morsi demoVOICE-OVER SCRIPT:PROTESTS ABOUND IN EGYPT, AS THE COUNTRY GETS READY FOR A MAJOR VOTE.PRESIDENT MOHAMMED MORSI'S TOP LEGAL ADVISOR SAYS EGYPT WILL HOLD A REFERENDUM ON DECEMBER FIFTEENTH, ON A HIGHLY CONTENTIOUS DRAFT CONSTITUTION THAT GIVES MASSIVE POWERS TO THE ISLAMIST-LED GOVERNMENT.THE LEGAL ADVISOR SAYS EGYPTIAN JUDGES WILL OVERSEE THE REFERENDUM, EVEN THOUGH THOSE JUDGES WENT ON STRIKE AFTER PRESIDENT MOHAMMED MORSI'S DECLARED NEAR-ABSOLUTE POWER AND PUT HIMSELF ABOVE JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT.MASSIVE DEMONSTRATIONS HAVE CONTINUED DAILY SINCE MORSI'S DECLARATION, WHILE THE PRESIDENT'S ISLAMIST-LED SUPPORTER ARE ALSO RALLYING IN SUPPORT OF MORSI.JACK BRIGGS, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.-------------------
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